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Crossing the line. The Big Line.
Doesn’t seem right. In Mexican waters the sea temperature was 29C and clear as a bell. Now I am looking at 12C and a lot of shit floating around. Not that kind, garbage kind. Left Costa Rica early on … more →
Soul Upon the Ocean
Crossing the line. The Big Line.
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powellpjc wrote 2 months ago: Doesn’t seem right. In Mexican waters the sea temperature was 29C and clear as a bell. Now I am look … more →
SWIM TRUNKS AND FLIPPY FLOPPYS
prussialicious wrote 3 months ago: I BOUGHT A BOAT ALL ABOARD THE PREUßEN PARTY PONTOON, AHAHAHAHAHAHAAAA! … more →
Fuel Tank vs P. Powell part II
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powellpjc wrote 6 months ago: I wrote earlier about having to rip out my fuel tank and replace it with a brand new one. This was n … more →
Starting to look like a Sailboat
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powellpjc wrote 6 months ago: Getting down to the final details now. I made a job list yesterday and it topped out at 31 items. La … more →
Wherin We Sail.
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powellpjc wrote 6 months ago: La Rosa is a sailboat. Before all things she is a sailor but until today one might not know it. Engi … more →
The Engine Fails and we are Screwed
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powellpjc wrote 6 months ago: The weekend looked promising with a vast high pressure bringing blue skies and light winds to cent … more →
Swing True, Sweet Compass
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powellpjc wrote 6 months ago: I have mentioned before some of the joys and advantages of sailing a steel boat. One of the disadvan … more →
Preparing for Sea
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powellpjc wrote 6 months ago: The jobs are getting done. There are successes and there are setbacks and today I had a couple of bo … more →
A Fuel Tank Saga.
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powellpjc wrote 7 months ago: Do you know the difference between a fairy tale and a sea story? A Fairy starts with, ‘Once upon a … more →
Honkers fight it out
powellpjc wrote 7 months ago: A quiet Sunday afternoon on the water. I was sweating like a canal horse working on my boat and noti … more →
Boat Jobs
powellpjc wrote 8 months ago: In my previous life I spent my adult years drilling but I never had to tap. It’s always sounded my … more →
My Last Trip West
powellpjc wrote 8 months ago: I picked up all my stuff in Thunder Bay and headed west, for the last time by car. I will head wes … more →
Cooling my Heels
powellpjc wrote 8 months ago: So I drove back across the Great Plains in three days to Thunder Bay. It was a lovely drive. Clear … more →
Exciting times, expensive times.
powellpjc wrote 8 months ago: This boat project is definitely under way. I plunked down my visa today at the boatyard and said … more →
My First Night at Sea
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Joe Cure wrote 1 year ago: …well not exactly at sea (docked at Mariner’s Bay) but the boat was in the ocean and I g … more →
My Boat Stage 1: Demolition
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Joe Cure wrote 1 year ago: After the previous owner cleared out, here’s what I was left with. Time to get to work… … more →
My 1964 Jeffries
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Joe Cure wrote 1 year ago: I generally don’t write about my personal life here but in this case I’m making an excep … more →
